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For those in London and the South East who want their racing fix on turf and over jumps this weekend, then don’t despair, help is at hand, weather permitting.
CHARING is holding its first point to point meeting on Sunday. First race is 12.30. On A20 between Maidstone and Ashford, easily accessible by train from Victoria.
Time is 9.45 (anything later and you will miss the first) gets in just after 11.10. Bear left down the hill out of the station to the main road. Cross at the lights and turn left along the main road to the roundabout. There is the track in front of you. Go right and cross the road. The entrance is in the hedge a short walk away or at the gate further up.
A lovely venue for your first point to point, the best view is on the bank above the parade ring alongside the number board.
Admission £10 plus £2.00 for the racecard.
It is forecast to get cold at the weekend so a visit to pointing SE website might be an idea before setting off.
If I hear anything then I will let you all know.
I meant to add that the train back to London leaves at 5 to the hour 55 past the hour to put in another way. I am assured by a friend on the JFF site that this fits in nicely with the last race and there is a decent entry.
Any takers for the day?
For those in London and the South East who want their racing fix on turf and over jumps this weekend, then don’t despair, help is at hand, weather permitting.
CHARING is holding its first point to point meeting on Sunday. First race is 12.30. On A20 between Maidstone and Ashford, easily accessible by train from Victoria.
Time is 9.45 (anything later and you will miss the first) gets in just after 11.10. Bear left down the hill out of the station to the main road. Cross at the lights and turn left along the main road to the roundabout. There is the track in front of you. Go right and cross the road. The entrance is in the hedge a short walk away or at the gate further up.
A lovely venue for your first point to point, the best view is on the bank above the parade ring alongside the number board.
Admission £10 plus £2.00 for the racecard.
It is forecast to get cold at the weekend so a visit to pointing SE website might be an idea before setting off.
If I hear anything then I will let you all know.
I meant to add that the train back to London leaves at 5 to the hour 55 past the hour to put in another way. I am assured by a friend on the JFF site that this fits in nicely with the last race and there is a decent entry.
Any takers for the day?
What still no takers. Well can I tempt you further. There will be 135 entries on good ground – Charing rarely gets beyond good to soft- with six races first at 12.30 and the last scheduled at 3.25 if we don’t get a split. Every race is over three miles except the first which is a 21/4 mile maiden.
So come on, yield unto temptation and join me on your first pointing experience, you might never go under rules again.
Sheriff Hutton Point-to-Point for me instead, Bbob, though I’d certainly go along with pretty much all the nice things you’ve said about Charing.
I’d be interested to learn whether King Harald and Snakebite still show any enthusiasm for the game on their respective Pointing debuts – think the former, in particular, was getting a bit dispirited with the whole business of being a racehorse when last seen.
Sure you didn’t mean 2 1/4 mile Maiden, did you? The introduction of those would be enough to get some of our mutual Pointing chums spitting nails – and me, too, to be honest!
gc
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Sorry Bob I’m off to Higham on Sunday. Noon start and Iain Mackenzie on the mic.
Was worried about the weather but apparently no frosts – yet – and no inspection planned at the moment.
Enjoy, Adrian. Very much hoping Cool Roxy can acquit himself well on his Pointing bow at Higham, and then all roads back to Fakenham for hunter chases!
What news on Sophie’s favourite horse on the planet, Caveman, by the way? Is he due out again, or is Shillingstone meant as his replacement?
gc
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Jeremy, you know fine well that 21/4 mile maidens have not been introduced and that it was a typing error. Mind you the row on the JFF site if they were even muted, would be worth following would it. If one member of that site had his way there would 4 mile maidens.
Do give my best wishes to Arthur and Dom at Sherrif Hutton won’t you.
Adrian, enjoy Higham, looks like a decent card. I will be at Horseheath next week so see you there and say hello to Gordon and Ray for me.
The rest of you just talk amongst yourselves.
You guys missed a cracking days racing. 7 races, smallest field 9 up to a large of 17. Good competitive races, and I believe, a good betting market for those so inclined, I’m not.
As Jeremy already knows King Harrald finished fifth under a 16 year old jockey so he is schoolmastering for the young lad and as such will be gainfully employed throughout the season. Might easily pick up his member’s race and something else besides as the rider (who was tidy enough) gets more experienced.
Snakebite didn’t run and another ex-rules horse to run was Bannister Lane.
Watch out for my next pointing outing which will be at Horseheath next Saturday.
Good day at Higham with high class fields and the weather, whilst cold was dry. Officially good ground but all races under 6 minutes which suggests good to firm.
Highlight of the day was Cork All Star’s imperious victory over Start Royal in the Men’s Open. Jack Quinlan’s mount was virtually pulled up on the run in but still won easily and at a remarkably generous price of 9/4. He now goes for a HC – probably at Huntingdon – and then his ultimate aim is the HC at Punchestown festival as the owners live nearby.
Thanks Adrian – 9/4 does look very big indeed as he seems to retain at least 90% of his ability by the sounds of it (though wasn’t nearly as impressive FTO).
Took 14/1 for the Foxhunters yesterday afternoon which doesn’t look a great move in hindsight but fingers crossed there’s enough time in between Cheltenham and Punchestown that he can take in both.
Whitfield this week with the earlier start of 11:30am so looks like they’re expecting a bumper entry like last year – 10 races in all at the meet including plenty of on the day divides.
Martin
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